These hairs are highly sensitive to vibrations and air currents, allowing tarantulas to sense prey and predators even in ...

In North America, all species of tarantula live in the ground. They dig burrows, lining them with webbing. This keeps dirt and water from getting in. For this reason, they generally prefer dry or ...

Deep in outback Australia, a group of scientists has discovered a mysterious new type of spider. Only 12 species of Kwonkan spider have been officially described and little is known about why each ...

Burrow of Persian Gold Tarantulas in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The arrow in the photo on the right indicates the location of the burrow.

via Wikimedia Commons The incapacitated spider is either held captive in its own burrow or dragged to the wasp's nest. The female then lays a single egg on the spider's body. The purpose of this act: ...

Brunson said tarantulas in Kansas normally live in burrows they line with silk they've made. They survive by eating insects. The spiders generally don't have trouble surviving a Kansas winter ...

Not a true tarantula, this spider is actually a type of wolf spider. Her leafy burrow is knotted together with silk. Vibrations at the burrow entrance are transmitted to her along these strands so she ...

About this time every year, southeastern Colorado towns like La Junta see more visitors looking to glimpse saucer-sized Texas brown tarantulas as they scurry out of their burrows and across fields ...